The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-12-16

The Hepublicans in Council
New YORK, Dec. Is Standards
bearing he names OF the states of the
union We're scattered through Chick
ering ha at 1880 his morning when
the doors we're thrown open for the
first national club convention. nder
these standards the delegates from
the state will be seated. Twelve
hundred ticket, have already been is-
sued to delegates and still they come.
The .argest delegations come from
New York, pennsy vanis OHIO, Mass
achusetts, New Jersey and Rhode
Island. The territories are here too.
After II O'Clock the hall began to ii
rai idly and al tweIt minutes o
twelve, Joseph Poll, chairman OF the
committee on organization, called the
convention to order. Rev. DR.. Nc
Arthur offered prayer James p.
Foster, president OF the republican
club OF New York, WAS introduce d
aud welcomed the delegates.
AT l2:lO p. m, after a long contest
in voting for the call of the roll. the
republican clubs convention chose
Hon. Daniel j. Ryan, of Ohio. tempo
rary chairmsu, by vote of l59 to
IA, over General Nathan Goft. OF
West Virginia.
Mr.. Foster ssit. "Mr. chairman
and delegates to the Na'ionsl Con
vention OF Clubs. 1t is with pies sure
That extend to the delegates on be
half of the republican club of the city
OF New \ ork, a most hearty aud cor.
disl welcome TO this city, and TO the
duties and work of this convention
We are taid that could the water be
drained from the oceans bed, that the
course of the slave traders could be
traced by the skeletons of the slaves
who died al sea. We propose t.
drain that water from the ocean, OF
which democracy is now sailing, anC
disclose those democratic skeletons Of
dtscord, want of principle and
broken faith, of corruption and in
timidstiop at the polls, and the last
attempt 10 beguile the people, under
guise of q congressional message, BY
Issuing campaign manifesto on free
true in rs conclusions. We PROPOSE
TO organize, to go out and bcyonc
the individual, in order hat we
may work tor some end ant
some princil 10 higher and broader
than any single man; for, he who II
sellsLly working for himself is q
dangert to be avoided. lie VIII surely
make II shipwreck Of every one who
is attached to him, whence by com
mon sense agreed to that just and
only true rule, "that this convent Oh
shaIi not name, recommend or nom
inate any candidate for Office, but we
shall organize. We propose All or
ganilatiOn whereby the teachings ol
protection to industries of the land
may be readily and quickly displayed
III plain language, to be understood
by wage earners aud wage PAYERS
tariff high enough to reduce the sur
plus aud to give employment to oul
tor our goods and living
to workmen, better than the paupel
labor OF Europe has ever known. We
propose All organization that shall dis
countenance, and put to shame, those
persona attacks upon candidates
whereby personal characters are base
ly assailed, and public scandal for po.
Utica ends unjustly created. We
propose an organization that shah say
to the saloon, abe ye removed from
politics. Applause. You who ere
ate pauperism, insanity and criminal'
in this land, sha no longer wield the
power of government. This
then, is the mission O.
this -rs convention" Tho vote
for Ryan was made unanimous, snC
on that gentleman's taking the chsil
said: "We are here to-day to re-or
ganize the country in permanent or
gsnizatioD. We are here to boom
the republican party aud not anyone
In 1t Believing that we must gel
! down to business at once shall now
ask your pleasure a number OF
/ secretaries were then chosen and q
vice president for each state selected
after which the convention adjourned
until tO-mOrrOW noruiuU